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mfcorey1

(11,059 posts)
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 02:40 AM Dec 2016

Michael Sheen Leaves Hollywood to Become a Full-Time Political Activist

Without specifying for how long, Michael Sheen announced on Saturday that he will break from acting in order to become a full-time political activist.

“In the same way as the Nazis had to be stopped in Germany in the Thirties, this thing that is on the rise has to be stopped,” Sheen told the U.K. paper The Times, which announced the actor’s departure from Hollywood.

Sheen is the star of “Masters of Sex,” which Showtime did not renew for a fifth season, meaning its final episode aired on Nov. 13. He also stars in Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt’s sci-fi film “Passengers” which opens on Dec. 21. The actor also has two film currently in post-production — “Home Again,” starring Reese Witherspoon and Mike White’s film “Brad’s Status.”

He cited Donald Trump’s election as well as the Brexit vote as reasons for his decision to move from Los Angeles to Wales.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/michael-sheen-leaves-hollywood-to-become-a-full-time-political-activist/ar-AAlGjEO?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout

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Michael Sheen Leaves Hollywood to Become a Full-Time Political Activist (Original Post) mfcorey1 Dec 2016 OP
Who? man on the moonshine Dec 2016 #1
- Bigredhunk Dec 2016 #4
I guess he could be dating but he's been married to his wife since 1961. yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #10
WTF are you talking about? The guy was playing Tony Blair just a few years back. Not Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2016 #11
Yeah sure. You are probably think the son. yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #14
Oh for goodness sake. I thought it read martin sheen yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #15
Born in 1969. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2016 #12
Thanks. I was thinking martin not Michael. yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #16
I did the same thing at first. Pacifist Patriot Dec 2016 #20
We need to stop with this over-wrought Nazi talk rumdude Dec 2016 #2
He's not reincarnated Hitler, true, Granny M Dec 2016 #5
Hair Twitler Martin Eden Dec 2016 #13
Some folks here did the same thing with Bush oberliner Dec 2016 #6
Oh look, normalizing Trump. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #17
Normalizing and Equating to Hitler are not the only options oberliner Dec 2016 #19
Well I approve.. Anyone who wants to help Resist dumphuck and fascists across the world Cha Dec 2016 #3
Yep! me too! Anyone that recognizes what we're dealing with I totally appreciate! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #7
He's from Cha Dec 2016 #8
This is a lie oberliner Dec 2016 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author duffyduff Dec 2016 #18

Bigredhunk

(1,477 posts)
4. -
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 05:18 AM
Dec 2016

He's the guy who played who played David Frost in Frost/Nixon (Frank Langella played Nixon). He's a pretty good actor, been in many other things.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790688/

Gossip-wise, I've read that he's kind of a dick to/with women. He used to date Rachel McAdams. I think he dates Sarah Silverman now.

 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
10. I guess he could be dating but he's been married to his wife since 1961.
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 07:46 AM
Dec 2016

He's 76, in Hollywood, so I guess dating while married isn't a stretch.

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,748 posts)
11. WTF are you talking about? The guy was playing Tony Blair just a few years back. Not
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 08:19 AM
Dec 2016

even Dick Clark could pull that off.

 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
15. Oh for goodness sake. I thought it read martin sheen
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 09:25 AM
Dec 2016

I am sorry but before you think I am a total nut. Martin sheen was in the electoral video going around so he was on my mind. Wow. Did I screw this one up.

Granny M

(1,395 posts)
5. He's not reincarnated Hitler, true,
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 05:36 AM
Dec 2016

but trump is working on his own version. Shitler works for me.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
19. Normalizing and Equating to Hitler are not the only options
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 11:07 AM
Dec 2016

I would encourage you to consider others.

Cha

(305,199 posts)
3. Well I approve.. Anyone who wants to help Resist dumphuck and fascists across the world
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 05:07 AM
Dec 2016


http://www.michael-sheen.co.uk/newsdesk/

Michael Sheen to swap acting for activism against 'populist right'

snip//

Michael Sheen plans to abandon his acting career to fight what he calls the rise of the “hard populist right” in Britain and beyond, according to a recent interview to publicise his new film.

The 47-year-old, perhaps best known for playing Tony Blair in the film The Queen, starring Helen Mirren, told The Times he plans to “work less as an actor, and possibly stop ... for the time being”.

“Once I’m in, I’m fully in, and this is big. It will be a big change for how people relate to me,” he said in an interview to promote the new Jennifer Lawrence sci-fi blockbuster, Passengers, in which he plays a robotic barman.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/dec/17/michael-sheen-to-swap-acting-for-activism-against-populist-right

Thank you, mfcorey!
 

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)
7. Yep! me too! Anyone that recognizes what we're dealing with I totally appreciate!
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 07:23 AM
Dec 2016

and if they are willing and ready to join and put sleeves up, even more.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
9. This is a lie
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 07:41 AM
Dec 2016
WHAT I DID NOT SAY

I did one interview with The Times of London a few weeks ago, parts of which (including a headline that is not a quote) have been picked up by a lot of other outlets. I DID NOT declare that I’m ‘quitting acting and leaving Hollywood’ to go into politics.

http://mchshe2.tumblr.com/post/154616648590/what-i-did-not-say

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